This is such a brutal headline: “Virtual Leagues Fold, Forcing Gamers to Find Actual Jobs”
I’m not heartbroken, though. I’ve always been uncomfortable with the idea of video games as a sport or as mere competition. I’m sure it’s just taste, but I prefer my favorite medium to be primarily artistic rather than athletic in nature. I have doubts about gaming’s ability to progress artistically if it doesn’t first shun it’s skill-oriented goals.
Then again, maybe this really is just an altogether different medium. Honestly, I’m just altogether torn on the issue.
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I dunno. I’ve kinda felt that games stopped being skill-oriented a long time ago. When I play a game these days, if I can’t survive and win with less than a handful of deaths, I’m very surprised. There aren’t games like Super Mario Bros anymore. Save points and easy goals have shifted game interest from increasing skills until able to beat the game engine to simple grinds that provide slim interaction with story elements.
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